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William "Bill" Gebhardt – Obituary

Name: William "Bill" Gebhardt

Age: 88

Born: 03-01-1929

Died: 07-23-2017

Visitation:Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud

Service:St. Peter's Catholic Church, St. Cloud

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, July 28th at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in St Cloud for William “Bill” Gebhardt, age 88, of St Cloud, who died at home surrounded by family after a brief battle with cancer. Rev. Timothy Gapinski will officiate. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery.

Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud and from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday at the church.

Bill was born March 1st, 1929 to Lawrence & Mayme (Barthelemy) Gebhardt and raised in St Cloud, Minnesota. He graduated from Cathedral High School in St. Cloud. At 17 he enlisted in the United States Army and served honorably during WWII where he was stationed in Korea. Bill married Carole Hanlon on June 26, 1954. He worked at Northern States Power Company for 40 years until his retirement in 1988. Bill was very grateful for his 63 beautiful years of marriage and was blessed with family who will miss him dearly.

Bill was a very kind, accepting, hardworking, and compassionate family man. He was an avid golfer especially with his long time buddies at Rich Spring Golf Course. Bill was also a passionate fisherman and hunter and enjoyed working in his garden, growing champion tomatoes. He loved watching his grandchildren compete in their various sports and activities and was a Minnesota sports fan cheering on the Vikings, Twins, Gophers, Wild, Timberwolves and Lynx. Bill was a member of St. Cloud VFW Post #428, Eagles Aerie # 622, and Cold Spring American Legion Post #455.

Guestbook for William "Bill" Gebhardt

Growing up I always admired him and looked to him. He was my senior by 7 years. Miss all the good times he and our family had together.

Elizabeth Callahan

, cousin

July 25, 2017, 3:45 pm

My heart and prayers go out to you Carole and your family. It has been a long time since I had seen Bill (Colorado reunion), but I remember him as very kind and outgoing. I am saddened for not only your loss, but for the times of his suffering, which is hard to bear. Please accept my sincerest condolences for this loss in everyone's life.